Southern China | Mandarin Mansion

Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.

Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.

A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.

Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt

A classic example of the narrow military type, with brass guards.

Classic pair of Southern Chinese butterfly swords.

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

With brass mounts and ray skin covered scabbard.

A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to the port cities of so

With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.

The yaodao, literally "waist saber" was the standard side-arm for the Qing dynasty mi